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Massachusetts high school wrestler dies after medical emergency at practice

Freddy Espinal, a 17-year-old wrestler, died last weekend after a medical emergency during a practice, The Salem News confirmed.

Espinal competed through a joint venture between Peabody Veterans Memorial and the Saugus High School wrestling team and the wrestling club RRWC.

Wayne Moda, Espinal's wrestling coach, reflected on the late teenager's "larger-than-life personality."

Freddy Espinal was a member of the joint Peabody Veterans Memorial High School and Saugus High School wrestling team in Massachusetts. (Fox News)

"He was passionate about his family and wrestling, which he worked incredibly hard at after falling in love with the sport his freshman year. Wrestling aside, I thoroughly enjoyed him as a person, he genuinely made me laugh with his antics and he was committed to his teammates and friends."

Brooke Randall, the high school's principal, informed students and faculty members of Espinal's sudden death Sunday night. Randall described Espinal as a "kind" human being. 

A pair of shoes on a wrestling mat April 9, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa.  (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

"He was a kind, young man," Randall told Boston.com. "He was a talented student-athlete and had an infectious smile." 

The Peabody Football Boosters said Espinal will remain in their hearts.

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